High gas prices, long commutes, traffic, stress, or any of hundreds of reasons are motivation to seek out a car free lifestyle.

But not every city makes it easy.  Car free, car optional, or car limited living is enabled by a great infrastructure.  This lifestyle is strengthened by pedestrian paths and bridges, bike lanes, car sharing, and the talents of our urban planners.

Throw in the thriving energy of a growing city for the final touch and you have a city where the local neighborhoods support a density of restaurants, shops, amenities and services.

Sound like a great place to live?  It is.  The top 10 ranked cities to live car free in the United States as reported by 24/7 Wall Street are:

  1. San Francisco – Oakland – Fremont CA
  2. Portland – Vancouver – Beaverton, OR-WA
  3. New York – Northern New Jersey – Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
  4. Honolulu, HI
  5. Seattle – Tacoma – Bellevue, WA
  6. San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara, CA
  7. Denver – Aurora, CO
  8. Salt Lake City, UT
  9. Los Angeles – Long Beach – Santa Ana, CA
  10. Boston – Cambridge – Quincy, MA-NH

It was no surprise to find our great city of Denver in the top 10.  Our Downtown Denver real estate clients enjoy one of the greatest urban lifestyles for fun, dining, and definitely sustainable living options.

One of our favorite downtown Denver condo and loft buildings, the SPIRE in the heart of the Denver Theater District, even marketed itself as a car optional luxury tower.   With a location just blocks from the 16th Street Shuttle, the Cherry Creek Trails, and the Light Rail residents are only footsteps away from car alternative transportation.

SPIRE loftsalso structured relationships to offer Connect by Hertz car sharing in the building and a B-Cycle bike sharing station across the street.  Your SPIRE loft is sold car optional so you can save tens of thousands of dollars in your purchase prices in choosing a car free lifestyle.

Downtown Denver is rich with car sharing options including eGo CarShare, Occasional Car, and the previously mentioned Connect by Hertz.

All of us at New Era Realtylove our city.  To learn more about the great Downtown Denver lifestyle or any of the great Denver condos and loft opportunities, contact us today.

Whenever you read the best cities in the U.S. for almost any category you will find Denver on the list.